Toolkit and Publications
Our resources are designed to equip parliamentarians to engage with issues of Freedom of Religion or Belief. They are tailor made, easy to use and have been written and produced with parliamentarians in mind.
FoRB and SDGS high-level dialogue series
As part of the High-Level Dialogue series in Spring 2021, a number of resources were produced that explored the intersectionalities between FoRB and the SDGs. Six briefing paper (Leaving No One Behind series) were produced by Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) for the Freedom of Religion or Belief Leadership Network (IPPFoRB is a consortium partner). Speaker presentations from all the High-level Dialogue are also available to listen.
Leaving No One Behind Briefing Papers
Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Sustainable Development Goals
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Women’s Rights
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Education
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Health
Freedom of Religion or Belief and Climate Change
Leaving No One Behind Learning Blogs
High-level Dialogue Recordings
Applying Freedom of Religion or Belief to achieve the SDGs
Gender and Freedom of Religion or Belief
Education and Freedom of Religion or Belief
Civic space, Expression and Freedom of Religion or Belief
Health and Freedom of Religion or Belief
Climate Change and Freedom of Religion or Belief
Country Profiles
The Asia Centre (AC) country profiles on freedom of religion or belief are commissioned reports to assist parliamentarians from across Asia to engage with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in their country. A State-driven process, supported by the Human Rights Council, it provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.
Brunei Darussalam
Kingdom of Cambodia
Republic of Indonesia
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Malaysia Federation
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Republic of the Philippines
Republic of Singapore
Kingdom of Thailand
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Reports
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) country reports have been commissioned to take a closer look at the legislative framework on freedom of religion or belief in a specific country and the barriers impeding this right. These reports are aimed at assisting parliamentarians to understand whether international norms and standards on freedom of religions or belief are respected by a country’s constitution and subsequent secondary legislation.
Challenges to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Myanmar – A Briefing Paper
Challenges to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Malaysia – A Briefing Paper
Primer on the Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience, Religion or Belief
Nepal Briefing Paper
International Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Inter-parliamentary Union of Parliamentarians, Human Rights: Handbook for Parliamentarians
OSCE/ODHIR Freedom of Religion or Belief and Security – Policy Guidance
OSCE/ODIHR, Toledo Guidelines on Teaching About Religions or Beliefs in Public Schools
Venice Commission – OSCE/ODIHR, Guidelines on the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities
